Steven Zaillian

Steven Zaillian, Writer: Schindler's List. Steven Zaillian was born on January 30, 1953 in Fresno, California, USA as Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian. He is a writer and producer, known for Schindler's List (1993), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) and Moneyball (2011).

Steven Zaillian graduated from San Francisco State University in 1975 with a degree in Cinema, and began his career as an editor on Breaker! Breaker! (aka Cindy Jo and the Texas Turnaround [1977]), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), Starhops (aka Curb Service [1978]), Below the Belt (1980), and other films.

The Night Of is a 2016 American eight-part crime drama television miniseries based on the first season of Criminal Justice, a 2008 British series. The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (based on the original Criminal Justice plot by Peter Moffat), and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh.